diff --git a/roles/splunk_common/tasks/set_launch_conf.yml b/roles/splunk_common/tasks/set_launch_conf.yml
index eebc1fc0..f6e46bb4 100644
--- a/roles/splunk_common/tasks/set_launch_conf.yml
+++ b/roles/splunk_common/tasks/set_launch_conf.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     regexp: "^{{ item.key }}"
     line: "{{ item.key }}={{ item.value }}"
     create: yes
+    mode: '0644'
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ splunk.user }}"
-  with_dict: "{{ splunk.launch }}"
+  with_dict: "{{ splunk.launch }}"
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